Abstract: A foreign material exclusion device adapted for use in a cavity of a system or construction, for example a tube, pipe, or the like, the device having a body that is adapted to seal a first side of the cavity from a second side of the cavity and prevent passage of debris past the body, the device further including a sensor operatively connected to the body and adapted to measure a property of the environment adjacent at least one surface of the device. Methods for utilizing the device to seal a portion of the cavity and to record, and preferably distribute, the data are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating substances in divided solid form for thermal debacterization, in which the substances are stirred in a closed enclosure provided internally with controlled heating contact wall means acting directly on the substances while they are being stirred. In accordance with the invention, the substances for treatment are previously mixed, prior to reaching an inlet to the closed enclosure, with an anti-clumping agent likewise in the form of divided solids, the mixture then being stirred in the closed enclosure while being subjected to the combined action of the heating contact walls and of the superheated wet steam, and being recovered at an outlet of the closed enclosure.

Abstract: Improved flame retardant polytrimethylene terephthalate compositions are provided by including a bis(diphenyl phosphate) flame retardant additive.

Abstract: The present patent discloses a kind of laminated composite material, wherein it comprises at least a layer of elastomer and a layer of textile of aromatic polyamide fiber, and the surface of said textile of aromatic polyamide fiber is processed by silane. It also discloses the preparation method of said laminated composite material as well as its application in making the windshield connecting rail cars as well as the application in making rubber pipeline.

Abstract: Protective laminates are provided that include (a) a layer that is breathable and highly impermeable to chemicals to a degree that is subject to reduction upon flexing of the highly impermeable layer alone; and (b) a breathable non-textile layer attached to the highly impermeable layer, the non-textile layer mitigating the reduction in the impermeability of the highly impermeable layer if the laminate is flexed. The laminates may, for example, be attached to textiles and used in protective fabrics.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly, anode-side and cathode-side electrodes, current collector structures and distribution structures for fuel and oxidant. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of such fuel cells and also to a stack comprising a plurality of such fuel cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of polymer chemistry and relates to sulfonated polyarylene compounds such as can be used for example in ion exchange membranes in fuel cells, as well as a method for the production thereof and the use thereof. The object of the present invention is to disclose hydrolytically and thermally resistant sulfonated polyarylene compounds with a defined degree and position of sulfonation, from which membrane materials with an improved resistance to hydrolysis can be produced. The object is attained through sulfonated polyarylene compounds according to at least one of the general formulas (I)-(IV).

Abstract: A battery tubing according to the present invention is provided. The battery tubing is hollow and shrinkable. The battery tubing has at least one perforation line and a user can easily tear the battery tubing along the perforation line. The present invention further provides a battery wrapped with the above battery tubing.

Abstract: A thermostatic mixer device for sanitary appliances, includes: a cartridge envelope; a distributor bottom member with intake openings for cold and hot water, a delivery opening for mixed water, and elements for controlling and intercepting the delivered flow rate; a mixing member located inside the envelope, forming a cylinder, control openings and passageways for directing hot water and cold water from the intake openings to the respective control openings; a distribution slide valve, sealingly sliding in the axial direction within the cylinder of the mixing member, and cooperating with the control openings in order to partially shut the control openings in opposite senses; a thermometric element for displacing the distributing slide valve against the action of a return spring; and control elements for establishing the temperature desired for the delivered mixed water.

Abstract: A process for the production of a dark-color multi-layer coating, comprising the successive steps: (1) applying an NIR-opaque coating layer A? from a waterborne pigmented coating composition A to a substrate, (2) applying a coating layer B? from a waterborne pigmented coating composition B onto the substrate provided with coating layer A?, (3) subjecting the coated substrate obtained in step (2) to a drying step, (4) applying a clear coat layer, and (5) curing the coating layers simultaneously; wherein both coating compositions A and B comprise aqueous microgel and sheet silicate, wherein the pigment content of coating composition A comprises <90 wt. % of aluminum flake pigments and has such a composition that coating layer A? exhibits low NIR absorption, wherein the pigment content of coating composition B consists 50 to 100 wt. % of black pigment with low NIR absorption and 0 to 50 wt. % of further pigment.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process and a system for decomposing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) from a composition. This invention is particularly directed to a process and a system for decomposing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) from a coating composition. This invention is directed for reducing overall VOC emission from a composition, particularly from a coating composition.

Abstract: An improved electroblowing process is provided for forming a fibrous web of nanofibers wherein polymer stream is issued from a spinning nozzle in a spinneret with the aid of a forwarding gas stream, passes an electrode and a resulting nanofiber web is collected on a collector. The process includes applying a high voltage to the electrode and grounding the spinneret such that an electric field is generated between the spinneret and the electrode of sufficient strength to impart an electrical charge on the polymer as it issues from the spinning nozzle.

Abstract: Provided are compositions having high conductivity and high work-function. The compositions comprise an aqueous dispersion or solution of an electrically conducting polymer and a perfluorinated polymeric acid. The conductive polymers may be made from conjugated monomers or comonomers and a non-fluorinated polymeric acid, and the perfluorinated polymeric acides may be derived from perfluoroolefins having perfluoro-ether-sulfonic acid side chains. Devices embodying such compositions are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling a container (16) with a preparation consisting of a number of components, stored in a number of sub containers (1, 23), placed inside a housing (29). A robot, accommodated inside the housing (29), composes the preparation based upon a supplied prescription and places the sub containers (1,23) containing the components mentioned in the prescription one by one above the container (16) and makes flow out an amount of the respective component as specified by the prescription.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus to measure permeation of a gas through a membrane. The membrane is mounted on a flange with two sealing areas. The region between the sealing areas defines an annular space. The annular space is swept with a gas in order to carry away any of the permeating gas which may leak through the sealing areas.

Abstract: This invention pertains to mesoporous oxide of titanium and processes of making mesoporous oxide of titanium particularly crystalline oxide of titanium.

Abstract: Processes for synthesizing polyether diols and polyester diols are provided. The processes include reacting diols and/or diacids in the presence of carbon black. The processes can be used to produce polymers of a variety of molecular weights.

Abstract: The present relates to a method and a system for generating a virtual profile of an entity. The method and system build requests based on available information about the entity. The requests are sent to a plurality of information resources. Responses from the information resources are received and analyzed to identify new information related to the available information. The building of requests, sending of requests, receiving responses and analyzing of responses is repeated for the new information to obtain additional new information. The available information, new information and additional new information is stored in a memory. The virtual profile is prepared based on the stored available information, the stored new information and the stored additional new information.

Abstract: Nucleotide sequences of a Msca1 gene, critical to male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in impacting male fertility in plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides a powder coating composition comprising A) at least one glycidyl-functionalised (meth) acrylic resin, B) 1 to 30 wt %, the wt % based on the total weight of component A), of at least one hydroxyl-functionalised alkyl acrylate alkyl methacrylate copolymer, and C) at least one component selected from the group consisting of pigments, fillers, cross-linking agents and/or coating additives different from component B). The powder coating composition of this invention comprising the at least one hydroxyl-functionalised alkyl acrylate alkyl methacrylate copolymer may provide coatings having a highly improved impact resistance, high corrosion stability and heat resistance, and, surprisingly, a high weather resistance (superdurability), by keeping the superior technology properties of the coating such as good flow behaviour and durability against aggressive substances, such as, inorganic acids.